Some "science journalism": "Virus can hang in the air for days" (researchers aerosolized it in a machine). "Found on surfaces for days." (ahem PCR finding vs. infection risk). N=4 study with odd findings. "Mask evidence is mixed!" (Ignore overwhelming science). Anxiety=clicks.
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What about "false security" from masks? (Cute idea but empirically discredited for safety devices). What about the study with increased infection risk? (The one that compared cloth to surgical masks (duh) whose author herself now recommends community cloth masks? Yeah, that one.)
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There's something really serious going on, and we must do a lot of very very difficult things. Last thing we need is anxiety-stoking without science or evidence. We have hospital workers banned from wearing masks while people are torturing their amazon boxes with bleach. Nuts.
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Accumulated evidence for transmission in hospitals, big indoor living places (nursing homes; cruise ships, probably apartment buildings), crowded indoors (grocery stores, gatherings, mass transportation). Avoid them as much as possible, keep distance, watch hygiene + wear masks!
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Funerals also seem to have been major spreaders. Think of the crying and singing and the rubbing of eyes and noses. We do have to try and figure out the key vectors and focus on them. I'm think outside parks not so much.
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Yes, some important (and tragic) examples from funerals too. Crowds, concentrations of sick people, and indoors/less ventilation seem to be the prominent dangers.
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